It’s the day after Christmas! On this day, the British celebrate Boxing Day, the Amish celebrate Second Christmas, and the rest of us sort of sit here in a post-holiday daze, looking around at the dirty dishes, the wadded up wrapping paper, the leftover food, and we say, “What just happened?”   Unfortunately, this year I know many of you are sitting in a dark house, still having no power since the widespread outages that occurred a few days ago. I know it must be frustrating

Christmas, more than anything else for me, is an invitation into the AWE of God’s Love, Life, Peace, and Joy. I believe we all could use more AWE in our lives – to remind us that miracles happen  whenever we open our hearts. In Unity, we understand miracles, NOT as inexplicable Divine Interventions  – but rather as a shift in human perception or perspective that allows us to SEE the transforming power of LOVE that is active in every moment of our lives.    The following are e

We are now well into the holiday season, and things may be starting to feel a little bit hectic and stressful. I saw a meme on Facebook this week that addressed this issue and I wanted to share it with all of you. It said:   Remember this season, it’s okay if:  Your dishes don’t match  Your tree/house aren’t elaborately decorated  You don’t have a big, fancy gathering  Your idea of festive is more of the “all is calm, all is bright” variety  You opt for small, thoughtful, and

You’re never too old for Santa….   This afternoon, the Vargas Family will be heading out to the Pacific Grove Parade of Lights. I think I have taken Alexander to this parade every year of his life except, perhaps, during the pandemic, and we may have missed one other year due to rain. The Parade of Lights is our family’s official kick-off to the holiday season. We Jelinches love a parade. And it turns out that Paco loves parades too. We love the fancy cars, the floats, the da